Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1587635.015 - Pratt Industries - Pratt (Jet Corp) Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 1587635.015

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/05/2022

Site Address:
Pratt Industries - Pratt (Jet Corp) Inc
3155 State Road 49
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Mailing Address:
3155 St. Rd. 49, Valparaiso, IN 46383

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1857376	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 145131.015

Event: 01/19/2022

Employee fractures pelvis when struck by stacker converter p

At 10:15 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was observing a stacker converter machine while it was running in order to troubleshoot a malfunction. After watching the equipment run, and trying a few corrections, the employee entered the machine by climbing over the top of the framework. The employee had taken a key from the controls several times, but at this point the key was in the controls and the machine was in fault mode. Whatever work he did apparently cleared the fault and the machine began to cycle bringing the carriage back. The employee was struck in the hip by the carriage causing a fracture to his pelvis and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Energized, Fracture, Hip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Maintenance, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Pelvis, Struck By, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1587635.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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